Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week #BMHW25

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Mom and three kids Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Things have been busy. I am still a working mom of three, working full time who is trying to make a difference. I do a lot of things and try to be present so that I can learn from them. I share them on this blog so that we can learn together. Below are some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world. Black Maternal Health Week April 11-17, 2025 I am a Black mom to three wonderful children. I was blessed to have three successful births. While I am an attorney, my third delivery highlighted the potential risks that occur when a physician fails to listen to the birthing person. Initially, I chalked it up to the physician involved and limited it to my personal birthing experience. Then, I learned that I was not special. Overwhelmingly, Black women experience higher rates of birth trauma, birthing complications and negative birth outcomes.  These statistics are what lead to the creation of ...
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I'm in NYC this weekend, viewing the city, visiting with friends and family, and taking it all in.

It's been written about so much because it is true. There is no where like NYC. We left Manhattan and within thirty minutes, English had become a foreign language. We were in the Bronx and Spanish was all around. We even stopped in a bodega to get directions only to find out that the store worker spoke limited English. Go figure?!

In any event, I will have much more to update later. I am off to dine and party. I do enjoy living in Pittsburgh, but there's no place like New York!!!
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